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The HP 15-fd0127dx is a VERY solid mid-level budget laptop with specs suitable for all but the most resource-intensive applications such as those dealing with 3D graphics.
This processor for this laptop is a 13th generation i7-1355U, running at 1700 Mhz with 10 cores. This is a small step up from the Intel 12th Generation Core i7 processor in an earlier version of the 15-fd0000 line, the 15-fd0107dx. The Microsoft PassMark rating for the processor is 16710.6, which is respectable at the 58th percentile. The PassMark ratings for the 16 GB memory and 512 GB SSD are very strong, at the 77th and 82 percentiles. Only the 3D graphics rating was below the 50th percentile (31st), and the overall PassMark rating was exactly at the midpoint, 50th percentile. Overall, a very solid computer at a reasonable price.
I weighed the HP 15-fd0127dx with a postage scale and was surprised that this 15.6" screen laptop was not much heavier (3 lbs., 9.5 oz) than my 13" screen HP Spectre (3 lbs., 2 oz.). The Spectre has served me extremely well over the past five years, as have previous HP Envy and Spectre laptops I have owned. In my experience, HP laptops are real winners, which is why I did not hesitate to get the 15-fd0127dx.
There are a half-dozen features of the 15-fd0127dx I am ambivalent about.
1. The laptop uses a Chicony a18-135p1b charger with a standard plug rather than charging through a USB-C port like my Spectre. This frees up a USB port, but also means I am totally dependent on the provided charger. I cannot, for example, use my Anker PD USB charger in a pinch.
2. I like the large keyboard with a number pad, but there is no backlighting.
3. The three USB ports are adequate, but two are A and only one is C; given that C is the new standard, it should have been two Cs and one A. Also, the C USB port is not a Thunderbolt port.
4. The SAMSUNG MZVL8512HELU-00BH1 512 GB SSD will probably be adequate for most users, but I actually replaced the SSD that came with my Spectre with a 1 TB SSD and have filled that drive to just over 512 GB. I will have to either refrain from copying my photos and videos to the new laptop or (more likely) replace the 512 GB drive with a 1 TB drive.
5. The HP 15-fd0127dx includes an HDMI connector, always useful when traveling for connecting the laptop to a large-screen TV in a hotel or Airbnb, but probably unnecessary in day-to-day work at home because the 15.6" screen is big and beautiful.
6. The HP True Vision HD camera is fine for things like video chat, but it is not IR, which means Windows Hello facial recognition is not available for logging in.
Some users might question why this laptop is made of plastic and not aluminum like the Spectre line and why the hinge does not allow folding back the screen to use in tablet mode. If you want those features, you should buy a more expensive laptop. Honestly, unless you are extremely careless with the laptop, you will not break the hard plastic construction. And using a laptop this big as a tablet does not make much sense. The HP 15-fd0127dx may lack a few features, but that is understandable, given its low price, and I think that budget-minded users will be very happy with the features it does have and its excellent performance. I certainly am.